Africans are hoping one of their own could become the first Black pope in modern history and build on Francis's legacy of ...

Years later, Francis would travel to Egypt, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and ...

Tributes came from around the globe, offering condolences to the world’s Catholics and praising the pontiff’s commitment to ...

The vilest scramble for loot that has ever disfigured the history of human conscience” is how Joseph Conrad described colonial-era concessions granted to private companies for Congo’s natural ...

The EU wants to cut reliance on powers like China for mineral supplies by the end of the decade. As geopolitical tensions ...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed hoped "his legacy of compassion, humility, and service to humanity continue to inspire ...

Pope Francis, 88, the oldest pope in over a century, died Monday morning, though quiet discussions on who could succeed him ...

For today’s Africa Daily, Alan Kasujja hears from two Congolese people who met the pope as students, Mpongo Simon and Christine Mwanini, and speaks to Father Desmond Nair, a Catholic Priest of the ...

Home to nearly a fifth of the Church's followers, or 272 million people, Africa is becoming increasingly important in the Catholic world, and observers say Pope Francis did a lot to raise the profile ...

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria following his visit to France. He was received at the presidential wing of the ...

Pope Francis passed away on Monday at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta. He was 88 years old. World leaders, ...

Equity Bank and Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) have been directed to sell at least 30 percent each in their subsidiaries in the ...